Oh my Star!

Oh my Star! Who was that woman with the sleek blonde coif, chic glasses and fabulous legs?

It was the infamous Star Jones, who became the center of controversy, when she got the boot by “The View” last year so the show could make room for her detractor, Rosie O’Donnell.

Though virtually unrecognizable, Jones refused to talk about her transformation — which included an amazing drop in weight that Rosie insisted had little to do with Star’s claims of diet and exercise.

Cosmetic surgery, anyone?

In any event, TV critics wouldn’t take “no” for an answer, when Jones avoided questions about her dramatic new appearance.

Coyly, she said she would address the topic in a more appropriate form next month — than before a roomful of television writers? — before her new live talk show — which will include guests from every realm, from news to pop culture — debuts at 3 p.m. Aug. 20 on Court TV. Oops, I mean truTV — the channel’s soon-to-be-official new name.

Star further explained that she’d already committed herself to one forum on the subject, and couldn’t talk.

However, after much pressing — and a TV critic’s suggestion that her evasiveness would cause serious public relations damage — she revealed where we could find the discussion about her physical changes: a column she was writing for September’s Glamour magazine.

‘Nuff said. However, she, as a former prosecutor and future talk host, did toss out opinions on other news-making entities . . .

 On “The View” — “I am disappointed that no person of color (with a professional background),” has been given a permanent place on the show.

 On O’Donnell — “She’s one of the smartest people on TV.” Then, Star quipped that she certainly knows how to get us to talk about her.

 On the jail sentence given to Paris Hilton — “If she had appeared in my court, I would ask for some jail time,” indicating the celeb had the opportunity to take probation and leave the driving to someone else after her first offense related to DUI, but didn’t.

At the end, when someone asked what Star herself would do if on the cross-examination part of her new show — where she planned to interrogate someone each day on a crucial issue — her subject acted as coyly as she did when she side-stepped queries about her appearance.

Smiling, she said: “I’d hope to handle it with the same king of gentleness that you’ve shown me.”